Attachment for electric plugs



Jan. 22,1929. 1,699,722-

W. J. STOTT ATTACHMENT FOR ELECTRIC PLUGS Original Filed Dec. 29, 1925fivanv or;

Patented Jan. 22, 1929.

Mrs

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, OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. STOTT, F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

ATTACHMENT FOB ELECTRIC PLUGS.

Application filed December 29, 1925.

This invention relates to an attachment for use in removing an electricplug from its socket or the like.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a simple device ofthis character that can be made to sell for a few cents, and that whenin place will naturally be used by anybody who wishes to draw out a plugor to inscrew it, thus avoiding the twisting or pulling of the wires orcables.

The invention involves the provision of a handle or bail securelyattached to the plug and projectin outwardly at the center where it willnaturally be in position for anyone to grasp.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 isa side view of an ordinary electric plug with a screw-threaded portionattached thereto in the ordinary way and showing a preferred form ofthis invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same at right angles thereto with thescrew plug removed showing the use of the device for another type ofconnector; and

Fig. 3 is a plan.

It is well Umown that electric plugs used for domestic purposes are oftwo kinds which either screw out or are pulled out directly, and that ineither case those who handle them frequently remove them by means of'theelectric wires which naturally pass through them, thus bending thesewires and putting heavy strains on them which cause them to give outquickly. This invention is designed to avoid these difliculties asstated above.

The invention is shown as applied to a plug 10 having a pair of metalcontacts 11 projecting from it and connected with the electric wires orcable 12 which extends out through an opening 13 in the center of theplug or the cap thereof.

In Fig. 1 I have shown a screw plug 14 as attached to the metal contacts11. The attachments which is the subject of this invention can be usedin either case and in fact in all cases.

This attachment comprises a band 15 Serial No. 78,225.

at its ends in parallel planes separated from each other. They areconnected by a screw 17 and nut 18 to holdthis wire around thecircumference of the plug 10. i This can be fastened on tightly aroundthe outside diameter of the plug or if there is a ledge around it, underthe ledge, but it should be fastened tight enough to hold with a firmgrip.

To this wire 15 I attach a bail or handle 20. This is of U-shapeformation with closed eyes in the ends which receive the wire on oneside and screw 17 through them. This bail is used in practice as ahandle to pull the plug out or screw it out or in as the case may be.

It will be seen that this handle always sticks out from the center ofthe device approximately over the central perforation for the wireswhere it cannot fail to be noticed. This resultis provided for in theway it is attached to the circular wire. It is not pivoted so that itcan get far out of position. Therefore it will be used naturally asintended, and users will not have to get used to it and will not forgetto use it. Byit the plug is handled efliciently and it entirely doesaway with the use of the wires for pulling the plug out.

Although I have illustrated and described only one form of theinvention, I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made Vtherein by any person skilled in the art with out departing from thescope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore I do notwish to be limited to the exact details herein shown and described, butwhat I do' claim is 1. The combination with an electric plug, of a wireextending around the plug and having a bolt at its ends for pulling theends together, and a wire bail or handle having eyes at its ends, onereceiving said bolt and the other receiving the wire at a point oppositethe bolt, whereby the bail can be used for manipulating the plug.

2. The combination with an electric plug, of a wire of circular formextending around the plug and having a bolt at one side for pulling itsends together to cause it to grip the plug tightly at its circumference,and a U-shaped wire bail or handle having closed eyes at its ends, onereceiving said bolt and the other receivin the circular wire at a pointopposite the olt, whereby said bail 1s 5 held in a positionsubstantially in a diametrical plane xojeetirgower and-beyond thecentral opening in the plug for the electric conducting wires, andwhereby it cannot get far out of that position but can be used for rumnipulating the plug. 10

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

WILLIAM J. s'ro'rT.

